Caroline Fairchild
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- Milken Institute58 min
Bank on It: Companies That Are Changing the Rules, and the World
Caroline Fairchild, Bom Kim, Hakan Koç, Ming Maa, Abhinav Sinha
Coupang, Auto1 Group, Grab, and OYO Rooms, all backed by SoftBank's Vision Fund, leverage asset-heavy strategies to dominate e-commerce, automotive, super-app, and hospitality sectors by solving unique regional infrastructure gaps. These companies collectively delayed public listings to prioritize vertical integration and hyper-local adaptation, resulting in massive scale metrics such as Coupang's $11 billion run rate and Grab's status as Southeast Asia's first billion-dollar tech firm. Looking forward, their expanded logistics networks and proprietary technology aim to penetrate new global markets, including the US, while further formalizing informal economies through deep financial and operational ecosystems.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
The Case for Investing in Migrants and Refugees
Caroline Fairchild, Kerry Kennedy, Jeff Maggioncalda, Gideon Maltz, Saed Moujtahed, John Kluge
A diverse panel of experts, including representatives from RFK Human Rights, the Tent Foundation, and Coursera, convened to address the global displacement of over 20 million people by analyzing root causes like geopolitical instability and highlighting the economic inefficiencies of current aid models. Speakers detailed how private sector innovations, such as Google's IT certification programs and Starbucks' hiring commitments, are successfully countering credential barriers while proving that refugees yield a two-to-one return on investment within five years. Despite significant administrative hurdles and inadequate government support, the consensus emphasizes a strategic shift toward impact investing, educational access, and sustained political advocacy to integrate refugees into global supply chains and economies.
- Milken Institute59 min
The Future of Leadership and the Workforce in the Age of Prediction
Caroline Fairchild, Dave McKay, Mike McNamara, Igor Tulchinsky, Jeff Wong, Serena Ross, Nina Reese, Kathleen McCabe, Jeff Madgen
Executives from RBC, Flex, WorldQuant, and EY convened at the Milken Institute Global conference to challenge pessimistic workforce displacement forecasts, arguing that automation primarily drives productivity and creates demand for higher-skilled roles rather than eliminating jobs. These leaders outlined sector-specific adaptations where RBC migrated from physical branches to digital platforms, Flex deployed full-stack automation to manage complex manufacturing, and EY shifted training focus toward adaptability and grit. The panelists concluded that bridging the skills gap requires immediate reform of education systems to prioritize work-integrated learning, alongside organizational shifts toward agile structures to ensure workers can keep pace with rapid technological evolution.
- Milken Institute53 min
I, Worker: Employment in the Age of Robots
Caroline Fairchild, Roy Bahat, Jacqui Canney, Aaron Levie, Anne-Marie Slaughter
A panel of experts convened to analyze the impending demographic shift where the workforce over 55 will double, debating whether automation will replicate the industrial revolution's upheaval or create new value in sectors like healthcare and education. While Walmart's $2.7 billion training initiative illustrates corporate adaptation, the discussion highlighted significant barriers for displaced workers, including skills mismatches and the failure of traditional job creation models to keep pace with retail losses. Ultimately, the consensus emphasized that addressing this crisis requires coordinated government, educational, and business action to foster high-touch roles and continuous certification, rejecting universal basic income as a primary solution for economic mobility.